New Hillsborough Avenue signal to begin operating where three pedestrians died
TAMPA — The long and dangerous dash across six lanes of traffic on Hillsborough Avenue in East Tampa should soon be safer to navigate.
A new traffic signal just east of 22nd Street will begin operating in the next two weeks close to where two Middleton High School students were hit by a car two years ago. One sister was killed.
The new signal, which cost $350,000, will be switched on next week in flashing yellow mode to give motorists some notice and will be fully operational the following week. It is located at the entrance to East Gate Plaza on the south side and Meridian Pointe Apartments to the north.
At least four pedestrians have been hit by vehicles in this stretch of Hillsborough Avenue over the past four years, and three have died. None of the victims was crossing at a designated crosswalk.
In the most recent fatality, 58-year-old Randolph Dunston slipped off the median near N...